With Cyber Monday shopping and the start of the holiday shopping season, we recommend that you use your credit card as opposed to your debit card for online purchases. Credit cards provide more protection than debit cards. One of the biggest reasons is because debit cards are linked with bank accounts. If an identity thief compromises a debit card, the victim’s bank account can be immediately drained of all available funds -- leaving the cardholder without access to their money.
The risk of online fraud…